USC at UCLA
Saturday, November 22, 1952. USC took the Victory Bell from UCLA Share
No. 4 USC beat No. 3 UCLA 14–12. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, USC led the series 14–4–4 as played.
FinalHigh 55°F, low 49°FAttendance 96,869
In the newspapers
Evening star, November 23, 1952, page 1
Read the text
Alabama Upsets Terps, 27–7 Southern Cal Nips UCLA, 14–12 Maryland was upset for the second straight week by Alabama, PIT, in Mobile, Ala, yesterday in a football game which further dimmed the Terps’ prestige. Alabama was expected to get an Orange Bowl bid on the strength of its victory. The Crimson Tide led 1870 at halftime. then rallied for two more touchdowns after Maryland had narrowed the mar gin to six points in the third quarter. The West Coast had the top game of the day and didn’t dis appoint with a thriller which Southern California won over UCLA. 14-l2. BY winning, the Trojans took the Pacific Conference champion ship and a berth in the Rose Bowl. Southern California’s opponent in the New Years Day classic will be either Wisconsin or Purdue. Purdue tied Wisconsin for the conference lead by defeating In diana. 21–16, yesterday, while an
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On the newsreel
- FOOTBALLUSC AND UCLA, both unbeaten and untied, battle for the Rose Bowl. Southern Cal. wins, 14-12, and will go on to face Wisconsin in the New Year's Day Classic
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
UCLA 61% to win. USC pulled the upset.
The series
Every USC–UCLA gameOfficially, USC leads 52–34–7; as played, 54–34–7 in 95 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.
| 2025 | USC 29, UCLA 10 | |
| 2024 | USC 19, UCLA 13 | |
| 2023 | UCLA 38, USC 20 | |
| 2022 | USC 48, UCLA 45 | |
| 2021 | UCLA 62, USC 33 | |
| 2020 | USC 43, UCLA 38 |
Around this game
USC
- Next gameat Notre DameNov. 29, 1952
- SeasonUSC in 1952
- ProgramUSC history and records
UCLA
- Next gamevs. Oregon StateSept. 18, 1953
- SeasonUCLA in 1952
- ProgramUCLA history and records